Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lote

/ləʊt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: lote
IPA: /ləʊt/

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of language(s) other than English.

verb

To lurk; lie hidden

Archaic; Intransitive verb

noun

A large tree, of species Celtis australis (European nettle tree), found in the south of Europe, with a hard wood and cherry-like fruit.

Example Sentences

"Then they led him to the sheikh of the tribe , a tall , lean , old man who held an elegant cane made of lote wood crowned by leather straps embossed with delicate patterns"

Etymology

From Middle English loten, lotien, from Old English *lotian, a variant (influenced by Old English lot (“fraud; deceit”)) of lutian (“to lie hid; be concealed; lurk; skulk; be latent”), from Proto-West Germanic *lutōn, from Proto-Germanic *lutōną (“to conceal; hide; lurk”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌻𐌿𐍄𐍉𐌽 (lutōn, “to deceive”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: loten, *lotian, *lutōn, *lutōną, lotus

Usage

Inflected Forms

LOTEs (plural) lotes (present, singular) loting (participle, present) loted (participle, past) loted (past)

Derived Forms

loteby

Frequently Paired Words

lotus

Synonyms

lote tree

Homonyms

loth

Rhymes With

vote wrote note boat promote confidence vote quote remote coat solar boat throat goat

Questions

How do you pronounce lote?: The recorded pronunciation is /ləʊt/.
What does lote mean?: Initialism of language(s) other than English.
Where does lote come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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